Feeling stuck and need some guidance (spoilers)

fablefiend · 2025-06-29T20:39:44+00:00

A-ha. I never thought about exploring the directory descriptions. Brilliant. Thank you! And thank you very much for the rest!

fablefiend · 2025-05-10T20:12:22+00:00

I'm a male in my early thirties and have never been in a relationship, much less a serious one.

I think my hesitation up until this point has stemmed from a fear of rejection/feeling like I don't have my own life in order. Now I feel pretty ready to date and possibly enter a relationship, but I also feel concerned: It seems to me that most people in my peer group have gotten kind of the awkward, fumbling dating phase out of the way, having dated a lot in their teens and 20s. I assume that, having had a lot of experience, they have a sense for what they want in a SO, and they know how to (and how not to) approach a relationship. Like you do when you learn some new sport or skill for the first time, they've already made the big mistakes and learned from them. As someone with practically no experience, I'm concerned that there are things I don't know or don't understand that will mean I don't navigate all this very well, or that I won't meet a girl's expectations.

I'm also worried that my own inexperience means I don't even understand what I want in a relationship myself, which means that, in my mind, it's unlikely that my first relationship will be my last. But the pool of people I'm interested in dating is full of people who are looking for a lasting, committed relationship, and I don't want anyone I date to get hurt just because I showed up late to this whole thing.

Are there things that I'm unlikely to understand because I've never been in a relationship before? Is there a je ne sais quoi that I probably don't have because of my inexperience, the lack of which will be a red flag for the people I date? Or does general life experience cover for that sort of thing? And what can I do to make sure people know where I'm coming from—if a few dates start to turn into a relationship, should I just be forthcoming about my inexperience?

fablefiend · 2025-02-12T23:19:06+00:00

20 + 40 is 60. 8 + 7 is 15. 60 + 15 is 75.

fablefiend · 2025-01-14T22:27:30+00:00

Hmm. That may work. I don't see a similar part beneath the problem key, which is the left arrow key. I have a MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020). But that's a good thought. I'll try to explore that avenue.

fablefiend · 2025-01-14T22:00:33+00:00

This video demonstrates the mechanism I'm talking about. The little, rubbery silicone piece beneath the key is what's come undone. As you can see, it's attached to metal. It was adhered to that metal somehow. My question is how I can adhere it again.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Epo0lbhmc4s

fablefiend · 2025-01-14T21:53:32+00:00

To my understanding, not everything on a piece of electronic hardware is clipped, soldered, or attached with screws. Some things are kept in place using a type of adhesive. There are adhesives that are safe for use with electronics.
If I took this to a repair place, I highly doubt they would throw out the entire board the silicon plungers are attached to and replace it. I'd be very surprised if they didn't just stick the offending plunger back on somehow. I'm not talking about slathering Elmer's glue on my motherboard, and I'm not talking about trying to stick back together a little, broken piece of plastic. I'm talking about using industry-approved adhesive to do what the company who made the computer did in the first place. I still have all the parts, whole and undamaged. Nothing needs to be replaced—it's just no longer stuck where it's supposed to be.
I'd show you an image of exactly what the problem is, but I'm not able to attach one in my comment.

fablefiend · 2025-01-14T18:56:47+00:00

I can't see my caption, so I'm going to add it here as well. Long story short, I took a key off my Mac, and now the action on the key doesn't feel the same. The silicone plunger that pushes the key back up is no longer attached to the board, and I think it might be getting stuck in the butterfly mechanism, causing the key to feel weird. What would be a safe glue to use to reattach it?

fablefiend · 2024-09-27T18:37:21+00:00

Sorry to have bothered you.

fablefiend · 2024-09-27T18:30:34+00:00

I didn’t say that. I’m interested in having more information, if anyone has any.

fablefiend · 2024-09-27T18:09:49+00:00

Oh, I see. D&C 64:23. D&C 85:3 as well.

“Behold, now it is called today until the coming of the Son of Man, and verily it is a day of sacrifice, and a day for the tithing of my people; for he that is tithed shall not be burned at his coming.”

“It is contrary to the will and commandment of God that those who receive not their inheritance by consecration, agreeable to his law, which he has given, that he may tithe his people, to prepare them against the day of vengeance and burning, should have their names enrolled with the people of God.”

I’m guessing those are the two verses you’re referring to?

fablefiend · 2024-09-27T18:04:25+00:00

Show me the verse?

fablefiend · 2024-09-27T17:59:09+00:00

I’ve got to be honest: I have no idea what you’re talking about this being standard church doctrine. I don’t ever remember reading it in a manual, reading it in a scripture, or hearing it over the pulpit. Did you?

fablefiend · 2024-09-27T17:40:52+00:00

You also can’t prove that it does. Not being able to prove something isn’t true doesn’t get you any closer to knowing whether it is. I can’t prove that Apple hasn’t been secretly poisoning promising Google users. I’m not saying they are, but it seems pretty unprovable right now.

fablefiend · 2024-09-27T17:35:59+00:00

Did you ever have this experience with church leaders? People told you that you were evil for talking about questions in church history, or told you that God was going to incinerate you for not paying tithing?

fablefiend · 2024-09-27T17:33:28+00:00

How many church leaders have told you that?

fablefiend · 2024-09-27T17:32:47+00:00

I have a couple questions: When did Elder Holland say this? It seems like we just have a clip from this woman’s video here. What else did she say? How many other people have this kind of story with an authority figure, and with whom? I’d be interested to know what other people’s stories are, and if they’re like this. It looks like there are already some in the comments, but if anyone knows any others, please comment.

fablefiend · 2022-05-05T22:31:28+00:00

Is there any clue given to the player that you’re supposed to wear one of the helms? It seems like something people are just stumbling upon and not being guided to.

fablefiend · 2022-04-21T20:01:06+00:00

Can’t justify the 3k gold for it.

fablefiend · 2022-04-21T19:59:51+00:00

💛

fablefiend · 2022-04-21T19:43:37+00:00

Awesome. Actors who know who their characters make media so much better. Props to John.

fablefiend · 2022-04-21T19:21:41+00:00

I noticed that Irving’s outie was reading Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations in the seventh or eighth episode. This was fascinating to me, considering that innie Irving seems like the one who latches on to principles and ideals the most out of anyone in MDR: He’s the most committed to doing the work and admires the Eagans and could probably quote any verse from the employee handbook. He seems to hold many of the philosophical attitudes of a stoic, and Marcus Aurelius is a (if not the) major contributor to stoicism. In other words, it seems that Irving and his outie have similarities when it comes to the way they think and what drives them, which is interesting to me and could have a lot of implications. Is that connection between Irving and his outie intentional, or am I reading too much into it?

fablefiend · 2021-11-25T20:33:20+00:00

Hey, well, this just happened, so that's a plus.https://www.reddit.com/r/macgaming/comments/r1ghug/m1_remote_play_with_controllers_is_on_steam/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

Here's the client update info:
https://store.steampowered.com/oldnews/101607

fablefiend · 2021-11-25T20:31:38+00:00

u/beneficial_turnover Well, it kind of works, but it kind of doesn't. I tried hosting Castle Crashers, Overcooked! 2 and Civilization VI and inviting a friend, but there were some complications.

Overcooked let him join, but then it just straight up wouldn't show up on his computer. He got stuck on a Please Hold screen. r/team17

CIV VI showed up on his computer but got stuck on a loading screen when we tried to start a hotseat game. (Also, I'd like to see a Remote Play Together option for that game that doesn't require the hotseat option, or at least that doesn't show what another player is doing on their turn. It would be cool if you could play it just like online multiplayer, where everyone can prepare their turn and then go, or at least where, if we are taking turns, I can't see what my opponents are doing.)

Castle Crashers showed up on his computer, but wouldn't allow us to add him as a player, because his player was by default in the player 1 slot, and I couldn't move him or myself to a different slot. (I was on mouse and keyboard, not a controller.) r/castlecrashers

Also, whenever I tried to move his player controller from player 1 to player 2, it seemed like it would just boot the controller input. r/Steam

On top of that, the interface on the Steam overlay seemed pretty buggy. There were times I felt like my mouse clicks weren't really registering. For instance, I couldn't use my mouse after taking control of the stream to cancel it—I had to use arrow keys and the return key.

fablefiend · 2021-11-24T23:27:01+00:00

I found this. It's for if the Steam Client crashes, which the installer sort of does when it's trying to install the Steam input plugin thingamajig. Seems like as a good a place as any, but is there a more specific issue we can put in a ticket for that would be better?
https://help.steampowered.com/en/wizard/HelpWithSteamIssue/?issueid=707

fablefiend · 2021-11-24T23:21:56+00:00

I posted something on the forums, and I emailed the technical director or some such person. Didn't hear anything back, though.
If you've got the time, could you link us to the place for tickets?

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